A nurse teaches a patient on antibiotic therapy that to prevent an opportunistic infection, he or she should
1. Eat yogurt that contains active bacteria.
2. Increase daily fluid intake.
3. Eat bananas, applesauce, and apple pectin.
4. Increase daily physical activity levels.
ANS: 1
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A client who is receiving a tocolytic develops hypotension. The nurse would notify the primary health care provider and place the client in which position?
A) Supine B) Lithotomy C) Left lateral D) Knee-chest
A female patient tells the nurse that she has been taking special vitamins to "increase the production of eggs" so that she can get pregnant. The nurse realizes that this patient is:
1. being proactive in her attempts to become pregnant. 2. a healthy female and should not worry. 3. anxious about nothing. 4. misinformed.
A group of nursing students is discussing how their lives have changed since beginning nursing school
The student who understands the second step of holistic cognitive theory for stress reduction recognizes which comments as descriptive of automatic thoughts? (Select all that apply.) a. "My lab instructor doesn't like me. I had to repeat my cardiac assessment when no one else did." b. "After studying for hours, I finally remembered all the steps to insert a Foley catheter. I will use this method again." c. "My child is having behavioral issues in preschool. I know it is because I am in school right now." d. "Right after I turned in my test I knew there were at least two answers that I should have changed. I know I failed the test." e. "Everything is falling apart in my life. I never should have come to school." ANS: A, C, D, E
The hospice nurse is caring for a 45-year-old mother of three young children in the patient's home
During the most recent visit, the nurse has observed that the patient has a new onset of altered mental status, likely resulting from recently diagnosed brain metastases. What goal of nursing interventions should the nurse identify? A) Helping the family to understand why the patient needs to be sedated B) Making arrangements to promptly move the patient to an acute-care facility C) Explaining to the family that death is near and the patient needs around-the-clock nursing care D) Teaching family members how to interact with, and ensure safety for, the patient with impaired cognition